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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In contrast to the Stoic sage, Heschel characterizes the prophet as what?

2. Whose theory said that the prophets were not talking to God but were making judgments about God's desires from the information they had about God?

3. Heschel uses prophets from what regions or religions that used ecstasy to verify his viewpoint?

4. What did the prophets talk about in addition to God's wrath and judgment?

5. Who stated that since the world is so full of filth and sin a just and loving God could not have created it?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one difference between apathy and pathos, as explained by Heschel?

2. How does Heschel explain the beliefs that the prophets were frauds?

3. How does Heschel describe Tao as an antithesis to the prophetic idea of God?

4. Why does Heschel call indifference evil?

5. Why does Heschel think it is hard for people to understand the wrath of God?

6. What is Heschel's theory of ecstasy and the prophets?

7. What is anthropopathy?

8. Who was Marcion?

9. Do all scholars agree with Philo's view of ecstasy and the prophets?

10. Why does Heschel say Karma is opposed to prophetic thinking?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the social issues that the prophets were addressing. What were the issues? Be sure to link specific social issues to specific prophets. What did the prophets have to say about these social issues? Did the prophets address the social issues in the same way?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss prophetic and poetic inspiration. Include information on what different scholars have to say and Heschel's explanation of the difference between inspiration for poetry and inspiration for prophecy.

Essay Topic 3

Define and discuss anthropopathy and anthropomorphism. In your discussion, give examples. What does Heschel say the problem is with anthropopathy?

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